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When your teen will not get off their phone, use short, calm language that acknowledges what they are feeling while keeping the boundary clear. Avoid repeatedly asking, delivering a long lecture, or trying to convince your teen that the rule is fair.

A useful phone-boundary script includes three th...

If your teenager is always on their phone, it is tempting to look for one perfect screen-time limit.

How many hours should a teenager be allowed to have?

Should you take the phone away?

Should phones be allowed in bedrooms?

Although time matters, an effective teen screen-time plan needs to look ...

Your teenager looks at you and says:

“I’m not going to school.”

It is 7:10 in the morning. You need to leave for work, your teen is still in bed, and you can feel the entire morning beginning to unravel.

You may be tempted to lecture, threaten a consequence, remind them about their grades, or imm...

When your teenager says, “I’m not going to school,” it can be difficult to know what to do.

Should you insist that they attend? Allow a mental health day? Call the school? Make an appointment with their doctor?

Back-to-school anxiety in teens can include real emotional and physical distress. At th...

Are you dealing with teen communication problems? When your teen denies something you believe happened, avoid turning the conversation into an interrogation. Calmly name the information you have, respond to the behavior or safety concern, and leave the door open for your teen to return with the trut...

Asking how to deal with a disrespectful teenager? Catching your teenager in a lie can make you question everything they tell you.

You may start wondering whether other stories were true. You may feel manipulated or disrespected. If the lie involved school, substances, driving, screen time, or your ...

What do you do when consequences stop working with your teen? 

You take away the phone.

You ground them.

You lecture.

You warn.

You try to be firm.

And your teen still says:

"I don't care."

If you've been wondering how to stop arguing with your teenager, you're not alone. For many parents, t...

WHAT SHOULD YOU DO WHEN YOUR TEENAGER BECOMES DEFIANT?

Your teenager refuses to put down the phone.

They will not start their homework.

They argue about curfew, chores, getting ready for school, or leaving a friend’s house.

You ask again.

They sigh, roll their eyes, or tell you that you are con...